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Mao proclaims the People's Republic of China

1949 CE · China, Asia · Politics

Mao proclaims the People's Republic of China
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The People's Republic of China was proclaimed by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on October 1, 1949, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The government of a new state under the CCP, formally called the Central People's Government, was proclaimed by Mao at the ceremony, which marked the foundation of contemporary China.

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